Healthy hospital staff posed as ‘fake’ patients for Victorian minister’s visit, investigation confirms

Health minister Mary-Anne Thomas said 10 people who were not unwell were inside Colac Area Health’s urgent care clinic during her visit in 2023

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Victoria’s health minister says an investigation has confirmed that 10 hospital staff posed as “fake patients” during her visit to a regional care clinic last year, including one who arrived by ambulance.

Mary-Anne Thomas said the deception had been arranged to make the clinic appear more busy.

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